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gptkbp:instanceOf
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writer
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:The_Moon_and_Sixpence_(film)
Of Human Bondage (film)
The Razor's Edge (film)
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:London
gptkb:Paris
gptkb:Malaya
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Hawthornden_Prize
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:James_Tait_Black_Memorial_Prize
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gptkbp:born
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January 25, 1874
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gptkbp:child
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gptkb:Frederick_Maugham
gptkb:William_Maugham_Jr.
Mary_Maugham
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gptkbp:died
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December 16, 1965
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:King's_College_London
gptkb:St._Thomas's_Hospital_Medical_School
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gptkbp:famousFor
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character development
satirical writing
psychological insight
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gptkbp:genre
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drama
biography
fiction
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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William Somerset Maugham
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gptkbp:influenced
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film
literature
theater
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Henry_James
gptkb:Anton_Chekhov
gptkb:George_Moore
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gptkbp:nationality
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British
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gptkbp:notableQuote
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“There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.”
“The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.”
“We are all of us the worse for too much kindness.”
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:Of_Human_Bondage
The Razor's Edge
The Moon and Sixpence
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gptkbp:occupation
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novelist
playwright
short story writer
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gptkbp:placeOfBirth
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gptkb:Paris,_France
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:Nice,_France
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:England
gptkb:France
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Syrie_Maugham
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